AA 24 hour refund after hold

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by Ben Schlappig Guest August 12, 2017, 12:32 pm

AA 24 hour refund after hold

Anonymous Guest
August 12, 2017, 12:32 pm

I put an AA revenue ticket on hold for 24 hours, then bought the ticket right as the 24 hours ended. Do I have another 24 hours to refund or make fee-free changes to the ticket?
MidSouthSkier Community Ambassador
August 12, 2017, 4:52 pm

I don’t believe you do. I think the rule is they either have to allow you to hold it 24 hours for free or let you make changes/cancel after 24 hours for free but it’s up to the airline to decide which to do. AA chooses to allow the hold so I don’t think you can then change/cancel within 24 hours without penalty.

But someone please correct me if I’m wrong.
Daniel B Gold
August 12, 2017, 6:21 pm

[USER=184]@MidSouth Skier[/USER] and @Flyer1011:
Actually, you can do BOTH. Here is a screenshot of my last AA reservation (a few days ago), which was courtesy-held for 24 hrs, and when I was about to pay, the website displayed the message regarding the right to cancel within 24hrs. Since I make screenshots of every online purchase (paranoia???), here it is:
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